Snapshot Serengeti Talk

crypto-lion ?

  • eugenius by eugenius

    I see a face coming right at the camera, wideset eyes, broad nose, medium nozzle, with possible companions on either side, and maybe just to the rear.
    Or are the "eyes" merely spurious reflections, maybe a bright moon bouncing around the lens components (well, that can be checked for the date), and the other features just dimly lit vegetation?

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  • telophase by telophase

    The latter: it's the human talent for pattern recognition misfiring a bit. 😃 Possibly water/dew stains on the camera lens, or dust motes floating in the air and illuminated by the flash.

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  • areinders by areinders moderator

    Consider that if the eyes of an animal were this big in the picture you would see the animal because it would have to be very close to the camera.

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  • eugenius by eugenius

    OK, seems reasonable.

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